Description

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SS826000 HIGH STREET 672-1/5/88 (North side) No.81

GV II

House. Probably C18 in origin, with C20 alterations. Roughcast cob; steeply-pitched roof, slated to the front, corrugated asbestos to the rear, probably originally thatched; stack with massive rendered shaft in party wall with No 80 (q.v.). Plan: Double depth, 2 rooms wide. The ground drops away to the rear where the house has an extra storey and rear access with a service yard. Exterior: On a wedge-shaped site, the right return wall angled inwards towards the rear. 2 storeys to the front, 3 to the rear. Symmetrical 3-bay front with a late C20 timber front door in the centre; 2 first and 2 second floor C20 timber 2-pane sashes. Small single-storey wedge-shaped brick outhouse at the right end has a rounded corner and one C20 window. The rear elevation has C20 casements and a rear centre door. Interior: Not inspected. Group value with listed buildings on both sides of the High Street. The tall rear elevation contributes to an attractive urban group.

Listing NGR: SS8280600388

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)